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Fairtrade fortnight runs 28th February - 13th March 2011 and this years theme is to SHOW OFF your Fairtrade label.  Here at Babi Pur we love Fairtrade so much we've got a bit overexcited and ordered loads of chocolatey treats and we're giving them away with every order.  So if you order anything from today until 13th March we'll pop a little surprise in your parcel  Offer runs until the end of Fairtrade fortnight or until we run out of Chocolate, let's just hope the Babi Pur packers don't eat them all before Fairtrade fortnight even starts!

To SHOW OFF our Fairtrade products we've created a special Fairtrade fortnight category on the Babi Pur website that has all our Fairtrade labelled products in one place.  Browse our Fairtrade category here, we've got loads of organic and Fairtrade baby clothes, gifts, blankets and more.

Can you hear the sea gulls?

Inspired by British seaside scenes the new Piccalilly baby clothes range is great fun and as always made from their lovely organic & Fairtrade certified cotton.  Fun, cute and stylish the "Fish n' Ships" rompers, hats and blankets are just gorgeous.  We especially like the sun hats with their adorable little under the chin ties.  The towelling stripe playsuits look just like deck chair stripes and they are soooo soft you'll be looking for any excuse to dress your little one in them and give the a snuggly cuddle.

As well as funky and stylish designs what makes Piccalilly extra special is the cotton they use.

"Piccalilly’s organic cotton supply chain tells agreat tale - by caring for the people along the way we know we are creating clothes youcan trust are being ethically produced to the highest standards."

Piccalilly baby clothes carry the same Fairtrade mark you see on your coffee and bananas which guarantees that the cotton farmers get a better deal.  Piccalilly cotton is also certified organic which is better for the environment, better for the farmers and better for your babies skin, completely chemical free, oh and did we mention how silky soft it is!

At Babi Pur we just love Piccalilly and we stock a wide range of their fabulous organic baby clothes.  Fairtrade fortnight 2011 runs from 28th February to 13th March so if you want your baby to show their support choose Piccalilly!  Browse the Piccalilly section here

Organic and Fairtrade clothes for babies and young children from Piccalilly.  Lots of us buy clothes for the special little people in our life at Christmas so we thought we'd give you a few ideas from one of our favourite companies, Piccalilly.  Piccalilly make some of the best quality clothes we have ever used!  Wash, wear, wash, wear they just stay looking like new!  Must be something to do with all those organic and Fairtrade certified cotton fibres.

From the top, we just love the Piccalilly dressing gowns for children.  A really lovely and luxurious, they are beyond the softest most snuggly things ever, if only they made adult sizes! !  Cowboy playsuit looks very cool, the bright red feet are especially cute.  Bib and burb sets are a great idea and made a great gift, a bib to keep baby's clothes clean and a matching burp cloth to throw over your shoulder when you're erm  . . burping.  The little spotty sets come in blue or pink spots and have been a best selling newborn gift in our high street shop, it's easy to see why when you see a baby dressed in one.  Pick and mix leggings are lovely and soft so kids can play freely and happily but we love the bright stripes too, there's loads of different outfits to make in the pick and mix range, green, pink, vests, leggings, trousers and more.  Last but not least the spotty blue playsuit, there's a girls version as well!

So click on the Piccalilly page at Babi Pur to find some scrummy Piccalilly gifts for children aged 0 to 5

Green Baby autumn and winter clothing for babies and children has arrived at Babi Pur.   Fabulous circus inspired designs with stars, stripes, trees, elephants, crazy birds, snails and even lions!  We love the bright colours and funky animals, they're just so playful and fun.  Sizes start from 0 months in playsuits and baby clothes and go right up to 6 years in pyjamas trousers tops coats and more!

But Green Baby clothes don't just look fabulous . . .  they are fabulous . . .  they're fabulous because all the cotton used is organic (GOTS certified) and all the clothes are made on fair trade projects in India.  Cotton farmers, pattern cutters, machinists, everyone gets a fair wage and good working conditions that we take for granted here in the UK.

And what's so good about organic cotton?  Well Green Baby organic baby clothes are super soft because the fibres don't get damaged by chemical pesticides.  Organic cotton is better for babies skin and eczema friendly because it isn't made up of any chemicals. Organic cotton is better for the cotton farmers because they don't get exposed to harmful chemicals that effect their health.   Organic cotton is better for the environment too, because cotton is a non food product it has become most sprayed crop in the world, the pesticides get washed into streams and rivers effecting the wildlife and water quality.

Here's a few of our Green Baby favourites and a review from Nichola who tried out the Green Baby organic sleeping bags

From the top, funky bird organic Pyjamas for children (2-6 years) and there's more Pyjamas to choose from too, great Christmas or birthday presents!  Dress with mock sleeves and stripy matching leggings (6 months to 6 years), lovely thick cotton and great colours.  Mushroom romper (0-18 months), we love Green Baby funky creatures, this cheeky little bird looks very cute sitting on the big mushroom.  Green Starry Romper (0-24 months) bright and fun star print looks great and there's a matching hat, bib and blanket available if you're looking for a nice gift.

Organic cotton padded 2.5 tog sleeping bag.  Available in two sizes and two colours, here's what Nicola had to say about hers.

We got a new 2.5 tog sleeping bag as the weather is getting colder and our little boy refuses to keep a cover over him. The sleeping bag is a natural colour with the stars printed on and inside is a lush soft terry. The outside is quilted too making it really padded. The zip starts from the top and goes down, which pleases me as he then can't chew on the zipper. He's had a few nights in it now and slept soundly through them all - and hopefully many more to come!

So pop over to the Green Baby section at Babi Pur to pick up some super duper organic clothing for your little girls and boys this winter.

Pictures supplied by Green Baby Ltd

We all love a sale so we thought we'd treat you to 25% off selected Frugi Clothes at Babi Pur.  Hurry before everything goes.  And just who's is that football?

Little Green Radicals baby and children's clothing is all about fun, colour and slogans.  'I recycle my tantrums' and 'give peas a change' are just two of many popular catchphrases printed on T-shirts, playsuits, bibs and hoodies (coming soon).  Everything is exclusively made with Fairtrade certified cotton ensuring the farmers right at the bottom of the chain receive a fair deal for their crop and an extra premium to use on projects to help their local communities.  Not only this but everything is also made from organic cotton. . .

Growing organic cotton is very different from growing conventional cotton. All the cotton we use is hand-picked and organic. This ensures the farmers don’t have to handle dangerous chemicals and our clothing is kinder on your skin. The  cotton is certified organic to either Skal or Demeter standards. Since May 2006 all our prints have been produced using the most ecological water based inks available.

The company 'Hug' has recently been acquired by a giant of the ethical industry 'ethical superstore'. So with all these fantastic ethics, clothes and new financial backing we expect great things from 'Little Green Radicals' .  Look out for the latest baby and toddler range at Babi Pur